Posts by John Papadopoulos:

Fan recreates Shenmue in CryEngine 3 – This is what Shenmue would look like with a modern-day engine

Posted on: 09 Sep 2012

Even though we’re currently preparing our weekly CryEngine 3 gallery, we felt the need to dedicate a whole post to this promising project. Modder ‘john1990’ wanted to see what Shenmue 3 would look like with today’s engines and decided to recreate Ryo Hazuki’s room in CryEngine 3. According to the modder, all models were created with blender … Continue reading Fan recreates Shenmue in CryEngine 3 – This is what Shenmue would look like with a modern-day engine →

Dark Souls: Prepare To Die Edition – PC Performance Analysis

Posted on: 09 Sep 2012

Last week we took a look at one of the best console ports of 2012, Square Enix’s Sleeping Dogs. Well, today we are bringing you the worst console port of this year, that is no other than Namco’s Dark Souls: Prepare To Die Edition. It’s really ironic criticizing a game that we got out of … Continue reading Dark Souls: Prepare To Die Edition – PC Performance Analysis →

Sleeping Dogs Mod Introduces First-Person Perspective; United Front Working On The Stuttering Issues

Posted on: 08 Sep 2012

Modder RacerS2 has created an interesting mod for Sleeping Dogs. This mod introduces a first-person perspective to Square Enix’s game, and looks quite interesting to say the least. This mod, called Sleeping Dogs Camera Control, comes with Controller/Mouse for looking around as well as pitch/roll/yaw controls on keyboard, and features 10 additional view presets.

DSOGaming Contest – Giving away five copies of 4A Games’ Post-Apocalyptic FPS, Metro 2033 – Winners Announced

Posted on: 08 Sep 2012

And here is our first giveaway. THQ has provided us with five copies (Steam keys) of Metro 2033. Based on a novel by the Russian author Dmitry Glukhovsky, Metro 2033 combines classic first-person-shooter action with elements of survival horror and intelligent plot and character development not seen before in gaming, to create a true genre … Continue reading DSOGaming Contest – Giving away five copies of 4A Games’ Post-Apocalyptic FPS, Metro 2033 – Winners Announced →

Darksiders II – PC Patch #3 Changelog Revealed – Live Now

Posted on: 08 Sep 2012

THQ and Vigil Games have revealed the changelog for the third PC patch of Darksiders 2. According to the release notes, this new patch will come with new graphical options (such as Shadow map resolution, Screen Space Ambient Occlusion and Anti Aliasing), Invert X Option, Camera Auto center Toggle and a number of game fixes. … Continue reading Darksiders II – PC Patch #3 Changelog Revealed – Live Now →

Mass Effect: Paragon Lost – Anime ‘Movie’ Trailer

Posted on: 08 Sep 2012

Funcom has released a trailer for its upcoming anime that is based on BioWare’s Mass Effect series, Mass Effect: Paragon Lost. Mass Effect: Paragon Lost is the prequel to the highly-anticipated Mass Effect 3 and follows the early career of Alliance Marine, James Vega. Vega leads an elite Special Forces squad into battle against a … Continue reading Mass Effect: Paragon Lost – Anime ‘Movie’ Trailer →

Indie MMO ‘Love’ Is Now Free To Everyone

Posted on: 08 Sep 2012

Love is an amazing indie MMO game with procedurally generated worlds and an incredible art style, that is created by Eskil Steenberg. This bad boy has been on our radar for quite some time and we are happy to report that is now free to everyone. In Love, players can warp terrain, create fortresses and … Continue reading Indie MMO ‘Love’ Is Now Free To Everyone →

Grand Theft Auto meets Mario Kart in ‘Grand Theft Mario Kart,’ GTA IV Elephants Are Capable Of Driving

Posted on: 08 Sep 2012

We love modders. Well, if you are regullar here you already know that but we have to say it one more time – we love you guys. Following yesterday’s ‘GTA 2 in GTA IV‘ story, we bring you today a crossover between Mario Kart and Grand Theft Auto. HorselessProductions have created this amazing machinima video … Continue reading Grand Theft Auto meets Mario Kart in ‘Grand Theft Mario Kart,’ GTA IV Elephants Are Capable Of Driving →

This is what a LOTR game would look like in CryEngine 3 – Mind-Blowing Fan Project Resurrects Balrog

Posted on: 07 Sep 2012

Lord of the Rings fans, get ready to wet your pants. Modder ‘The_Distiller’ has released a new video from his LOTR ‘Balrog’ Cinematic Scene that is being created with CryEngine 3. To put it simple – this cinematic is really, really close to the real deal and showcases how powerful CryEngine 3 actually is. What’s … Continue reading This is what a LOTR game would look like in CryEngine 3 – Mind-Blowing Fan Project Resurrects Balrog →

‘Find The Source’ Is Perhaps The Best Black Mesa/Half Life Tribute You’ll Ever See

Posted on: 07 Sep 2012

Now this is how you create mind-blowing tributes (or trailers). Pedro Calvo has created an amazing video tribute to Black Mesa, with Joel Nielsen’s music and Victoria Teunissen on vocal duties (Connor Pelkey has also halped in creating this video with his Voice Engineering skills). And quite frankly, this is the most beautiful tribute we’ve ever seen. It’s … Continue reading ‘Find The Source’ Is Perhaps The Best Black Mesa/Half Life Tribute You’ll Ever See →